Wimbledon make huge Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu blunder as potential farewell relegated
Wimbledon organisers have made a huge blunder with Saturday’s schedule as Andy Murray’s mixed doubles match with Emma Raducanu has been relegated to the second show court.
Their first-round tie could be Murray’s last-ever match at SW19 and, if that is the case, he will not get a final ovation on Centre Court.
The Grand Slam-winning Brits will also clash with England’s quarter-final at Euro 2024, meaning Murray’s potential farewell won’t be shown on BBC 1.
Murray and Raducanu have been scheduled last on Court 1 on Saturday to face Marcelo Arevalo and Zhang Shuai. Two-time singles champion Murray also entered the men’s doubles draw with his brother Jamie but they crashed out in the first round on Thursday night.
It means that Murray’s final match at the All England Club will be played alongside Raducanu. And tournament bosses will be keeping everything crossed in the hopes that the Brits win their opening-round match so the former world No. 1 doesn’t end his Wimbledon career on Court 1 in the shadow of the England national football team.
Former No. 1 Murray was honoured with tributes on Centre Court after Thursday’s men’s doubles match but he later said that was always the plan regardless of the result. But Saturday’s schedule means his real farewell could be on the lesser court.
